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4 questions · 4 findings · 1 reviews · Dental public health and special care

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Self-management (self-administered/self-monitored OHA) vs Professional OHA

Gingivitis · Children or adults (fit and healthy, or with a well-defined medical condition)

It is very uncertain whether self-management (self-administered/self-monitored OHA) changes periodontal health: gingivitis compared with professional OHA (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

One‐to‐one oral hygiene advice provided in a dental setting for oral health 2018 · Cochrane All outcomes
2 to 6 months
SoF: 2 studies reported no significant differences but no usable data; 1 study showed little or no difference at 3 months; 1 study in adults with hyposalivation gave weak evidence of a benefit in gingivitis for…
4 studies · 181 participants
Very low

Any form of one-to-one oral hygiene advice (OHA) vs No OHA

Gingivitis · Children or adults (fit and healthy, or with a well-defined medical condition)

It is very uncertain whether any form of one-to-one oral hygiene advice (OHA) changes periodontal health: gingivitis compared with no OHA (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

One‐to‐one oral hygiene advice provided in a dental setting for oral health 2018 · Cochrane All outcomes
3 to 36 months
SoF: 1 small study in adults had contradictory results at 3 and 6 months; the other study in adults showed evidence of a benefit for OHA at all time points (12, 24, 36 months). Results: Hetland 1982 MD 0.25 (0.05 to…
2 studies · 235 participants
Very low

Personalised one-to-one OHA vs Routine one-to-one OHA

Gingivitis · Children or adults (fit and healthy, or with a well-defined medical condition)

It is very uncertain whether personalised one-to-one OHA changes periodontal health: gingivitis compared with routine one-to-one OHA (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

One‐to‐one oral hygiene advice provided in a dental setting for oral health 2018 · Cochrane All outcomes
2 to 36 months
SoF: 1 large study showed little or no difference at 36 months; 1 study showed a benefit for personalised OHA at 3 and 12 months; 1 study in children reported 'statistically significant (P < 0.05) improvement' but no…
4 studies · 1635 participants
Very low

Enhanced one-to-one OHA vs Routine one-to-one OHA

Gingivitis · Children or adults (fit and healthy, or with a well-defined medical condition)

It is very uncertain whether enhanced one-to-one OHA changes periodontal health: gingivitis compared with one-to-one OHA (standard) (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

One‐to‐one oral hygiene advice provided in a dental setting for oral health 2018 · Cochrane All outcomes
2 to 12 months
SoF: 2 studies did not report usable data; 1 study gave low-quality evidence of a benefit in gingivitis reduction at 5.5 months for enhanced OHA; 3 studies found little or no difference across all time points. Results:…
5 studies · 430 participants
Very low